The Perfect Corporate Board: A Handbook For Mastering The Unique Challenges Of Smallcap Companies

The Definitive Guide To Smallcap Governanceat A Time When The U.S. Economy Is Relying On Small And Mediumsized Companies To Provide More Jobs, The Healthy Functioning Of Corporate Boards Is More Critical Than Ever. But The Dialog On Corporate Governance Has Thus Far Focused Predominantly On Large Corporations. As A Result Of Onesizefitsall Governance, Smallcap Companies Are Routinely Stymied By Unique Governance Issues For Which There Has Been No Objective, Practical Guidanceuntil Now.The Perfect Corporate Board Offers Best Practices Designed Specifically For Smaller Companies. It Identifies The Key Challenges Board Members Of Smaller Companies Face On A Routine Basis, And It Provides The Solutions To Resolve Them. The Book Is Organized Into Threethematic Sections:Corporate Finance Selecting A Financing Structure, Hiring The Right Investment Bank, Negotiating Definitive Termscapital Markets The Realities Of Smallcap Equity Research, Communicating Clearly With The Street, Understanding Trading Volume, Stock Buybacks, Andreverse Stock Splitsprofessional Service Providers Hiring And Managing Investor Relations Firms, Purchasing Legal Services, Thinking Like An Institutional Investorthe Perfect Corporate Board Is Filled WithWhat If? Scenarios Of Smallcap Situations With A Corresponding Summary Of Suggested Analyses And More Indepth Discussions Of The Reasoning Behind Them.If You Are A Smallcap Director, The Perfect Corporate Board Is The Ideal Tool For Analyzing Your Governance Challenges With An Expertise Previously Unheard Of. It Serves As A Resource You Can Return To Again And Again, As New Governance Issues Arise.Praise For The Perfect Corporate Boardif You Are A Director Of A Smallcap Company, You Need This Book.Karen Kane, Board Performance Specialistsin A Previous Interview I Did With The Late David Thomson I Asked Him What He Thought Was The Biggest Deterrent To An Emerging Growth Companys Success. To My Surprise He Said, The Corporate Board. His Response Really Got Me Thinking About Why This Is And Why No One Is Really Talking About It. Fortunately Only A Few Months Later, Adam Epstein Wrote A Great Book Talking About This Topic As It Relates To Micro And Smallcap Companies.Ian Cassel, Microcapclubepstein, A Former Hedge Fund Manager Who Advises Smallcap Boards, Writes With The Authority Of An Experienced Investor In Scores Of Microcap And Smallcap Companies, Who Has Seen What Can Happen To Companies With Talented Leadership And Promising Products, But Which Lack The Kind Of Support From Their Boards That Is Uniquely Needed By Them.Brett Goetschius, Growth Capitalistive Already Recommended The Book To The Board Of One Smallcap I Recently Invested In And To The Ceo Of A Startup I Am Considering. Ill Be Expecting Some Interesting Discussions With Directors At Both Firms In The Coming Year, Thanks To What I Learned From The Perfect Corporate Board. Dont Go Public Without It.James Mcritchie, Corpgov.Neti Wish I Had Read The Perfect Corporate Board Years Ago. Adam Only Wrote It Last Year. Thats My Only Excuse If You Are On A Smallcap Board And Dont Read This Then You Will Have No Excuse!Julie Garland Mclellanadam Has Produced A First Of Its Kind Playbook Specifically For A Neglected Segment Which Happens To Drive Most Of Todays Job Growth And Innovation Smallcap Companies. The Perfect Corporate Board Is A Remarkable New Book.Dean Debiase, Reboot Partners